Business people of the future got on board the StartUp Britain bus
The next generation of great business minds have been getting help with their future from a national enterprise campaign.
A double-decker bus, organised by national enterprise campaign StartUp Britain, visited University of Portsmouth Centre for Enterprise to help young people get started with their business ideas.
A team of entrepreneurs, business authors and experts visited students at Richmond Building, University of Portsmouth.
Students had the opportunity to apply on board for a government StartUp loan, as well as being given expert advice on starting their own business.
The idea behind the visit was to show University of Portsmouth students how to access the support, guidance and funding that exists, pointing them towards specialist mentors and giving them the chance to speak to already-successful entrepreneurs.
Carley Cummings, enterprise events co-ordinator for the University of Portsmouth, said: “The day was a big success, with the organisers commenting on the high quality of students they saw. Over 400 people attended the event, and we’ve already heard about some great business ideas in the making.”
StartUp Britain co-founder Emma Jones said: “We are seeing more and more young people setting up businesses. Research has shown eight out of ten young people think about setting up a business these days as a career path, or a way to turn a hobby into a money-spinning idea.
“Reports suggest this boom in entrepreneurialism is down to the millennial generation grasping both the power of modern technology and the internet. These young people represent part of the future of business and our economic prosperity – that’s why it’s so important to offer them support by delivering the message that they can set up a business, there is support out there for them – and that we’ll be with them every step of the way, cheering loudly!”
A recent survey from the RSA charity in partnership with the National Centre for Social Research revealed that current students are part of the generation most likely to consider setting up a business.
This generation, which grew up over the millennium, was found to have an ‘unprecedented entrepreneurial spirit’ with almost one-third of those aged 20 to 29-years-old wanting to start their own business, said the report.
